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Sneaky Pete: Season 2

10 episodes Premiered Mar 8, 2018 Updated Oct 12, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Create a JSON object for "Sneaky Pete" Season 2. Keys: overview (160-220 words) and primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use only provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the text (though the primer is an array). Output valid JSON only. Input Material: TMDB Season Synopsis: Marius is abo

Previously on Sneaky Pete

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Sneaky Pete Season 1.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Create a JSON object for "Sneaky Pete" Season 2.
Keys: overview (160-220 words) and primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use only provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the text (though the primer is an array). Output valid JSON only.
Input Material:
TMDB Season Synopsis: Marius is about to start fresh but is dragged back into the Pete Murphy role by two thugs. They believe he is Pete and threaten to kill the Bernhardts unless he takes them to Pete's estranged mother and the millions she stole from their employer. Marius must find her, protect the family, and maintain the Pete con.
Source [1]: General info, "The truth is always changing."
Source [3/4/5]: Marius Josipović (Giovanni Ribisi) is a con man on the run from a vicious gangster. He assumes the identity of his prison cellmate, Pete Murphy, to avoid his past. He reunites with Pete's estranged, colorful, dysfunctional family.
Goal: 160-220 words.
Content: Marius is on the verge of starting fresh. However, he is pulled back into his persona as Pete Murphy when two thugs approach him. These individuals believe he is the real Pete Murphy. They threaten to kill the Bernhardts unless Marius takes them to Pete's estranged mother. The thugs are seeking millions of dollars that the mother allegedly stole from their employer. To navigate this crisis, Marius must walk a dangerous line to locate the mother and ensure the safety of the Bernhardts. Throughout this ordeal, he is forced to continue maintaining the deception of the Pete con.
Word Count Check:
"Marius is on the verge of starting fresh when he is unexpectedly dragged back into the role of Pete Murphy. This shift occurs when two thugs, under the belief that he is the real Pete, threaten to kill the Bernhardts. The thugs demand that Marius take them to Pete's estranged mother, who is believed to have stolen millions of dollars from their employer. As a result, Marius is forced to tread a dangerous line to find the mother while simultaneously attempting to protect the Bernhardts from harm. Throughout these high-stakes events, he must also continue to maintain the Pete con to avoid further complications. This situation places Marius in a position where he must balance the survival of the family with the pressure exerted by the thugs. The narrative follows his efforts to navigate this criminal landscape while keeping up the identity he assumed to escape his past life. By attempting to locate the mother

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2·E1 Mytharc

The Sinister Hotel Room Mystery

Mar 8, 2018 · 55 min

Marius sees an opportunity when he is seized by two mercenaries searching for Pete's mother Maggie and the eleven million dollars she stole from their employer. Meanwhile, Audrey a

S2·E2 Core

Inside Out

Mar 8, 2018 · 43 min

Marius and Marjorie take on the prison system in an attempt to free Pete. Taylor meets a talented NYPD detective who has come to Connecticut to investigate Winslow's death, while A

S2·E3 Core

Man on the Run

Mar 8, 2018 · 47 min

Marius tries to contain the newly emancipated Pete and pump him for information on Maggie. Frank and Joe tighten their grip on family surveillance. A formidable associate of the de

S2·E4 Core

Maggie

Mar 8, 2018 · 51 min

After sending Pete on a fool's errand, Marius leads Frank and Joe to Maggie's suspected hideaway in the psychic town of Rosedale. Taylor and Roby head back to the scene of the crim

S2·E5 Core

The Tower

Mar 8, 2018 · 52 min

Eluded by Maggie and under threat of being taken to Luka, Marius desperately tries to evade Frank and Joe. Just as Julia discovers the solution to her money problem, she finds hers

S2·E6 Core

11 Million Reasons You Can't Go Home Again

Mar 8, 2018 · 56 min

Maggie's return to the Bernhardt homestead leads to family tensions resurfacing. As Marius tries to pry the location of the money from Maggie, they are grabbed by FBI agents. Taylo

S2·E7 Core

The Reluctant Taxidermist

Mar 8, 2018 · 56 min

The location of the money revealed, Marius makes a bold move to snatch it all for himself, but Maggie and Luka are not so easily fooled. Taylor makes plans to frame the hitman for

S2·E8 Core

Marius Josipovic

Mar 8, 2018 · 54 min

Jealous of Marius' relationship with the family, Pete threatens to implode the heist unless he is granted a special request. Otto and Sam retrieve the Proclamation, but discover th

S2·E9 Mytharc

Buffalo Soldiers

Mar 8, 2018 · 47 min

After Marius' "Roosevelt Buffalo" plan works too well, the heist's fate is left in Pete's hands. Carly and Audrey investigate Marius and Maggie's motives for returning to the famil

S2·E10 Mytharc

Switch

Mar 8, 2018 · 60 min

Marius' plan implodes as it becomes clear he was wrong about the money's location, and must now face Luka's wrath. Julia, Valerie, Otto, and Sam square off with Colin and Ayawamat

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